Okung should be back soon, which should give the OL a huge boost. the offense is clearly struggling against speed rushers, but they are leaning on their defense and run game and Wilson always seems to make enough plays to win the game. Hes doing a good job with not throwing INTs, but a lot of the time that is because he doesnt let go of the ball, which has resulted in a lot of sacks and fumbles.When Okung comes back, that can change. Giacominis return should help too, but to a lesser extend.

It's clear the 49ers OL is healthy and is the best OL in the league. Sometimes that goes hand in hand.

If they ever were to lose two of their starters on the OL like other teams have, we'll see if they are still the best OL in the league. I suspect not. But you know what? We'll never find out because those ***** guys are made of iron. 5 Robert Downey Jrs.

I dont know for some reason Cam Newton does not get talked about as being one of the top young QBs, but I think hes up there with the rest of em (luck, kap, wilson)...but the reason Im picking the 49ers is b/c I dont have faith in the Panthers WRs or their DBs.

These things might not matter in the long run. Who wins the division might not even make it farther than the other in the playoffs - we know this. But this is where we stand.

1) Seattle is absolutely going to be favored @SF in W14 unless things change drastically. It might even be by more than 3 points.

2) Russell Wilson is obviously too short to win a Super Bowl, but his accuracy has improved a lot. He's clearly the superior QB to Kaepernick right now. It's not really close.

3) Seattle's makeshift OL has played well the past two weeks and three starters are on pace to return for the stretch run. There was a Michael Bowie pancake today that was beautiful.

4) The Seahawks are now 5-1 on the road.

5) Reading the schedule is always tricky, but they have just two road games left compared to four home games. Even if they lose both road games and an additional home game, they could still get homefield or at least a first-round bye at 12-4. And that's a whole lot of negative projecting for a team with one coin flip game loss.

6) Pete Carroll's team hasn't lost a game by more than one score since Week 9 of 2011. That's 36 straight games. I think that's incredible and really speaks to his ability to motivate his players on a weekly basis AND keep his team competitive through adversity.

I thought I had more but damn, the first ten games simply simply couldn't have gone any better.